Ballast bladder and ballast system for a boat
AssigneeMasterCraft Boat Company, LLC
InventorsMichael J. Uggeri, Devin L. Hensley
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Abstract
A ballast system for a boat includes a ballast tank, a ballast bladder, and a fluid coupling. The ballast tank includes a plurality of walls defining a tank cavity for storing water therein. The ballast bladder includes one or more panels defining a bladder cavity for storing water therein. At least one of the panels is a flexible panel. The fluid coupling includes a receiver and a plug engageable with the receiver to fluidly connect the tank cavity with the bladder cavity. One of the receiver or the plug is a tank coupling component directly attached to one of the plurality of walls of the ballast tank and the other one of the receiver or the plug is a bladder coupling component directly attached to one of the panels of the ballast bladder.
Claims20
A ballast system for a boat comprising:
- a ballast tank including a plurality of walls defining a tank cavity for storing water therein;
- a ballast bladder including one or more panels defining a bladder cavity for storing water therein, at least one of the panels being a flexible panel;
- a fluid coupling including a receiver and a plug engageable with the receiver to fluidly connect the tank cavity with the bladder cavity, one of the receiver or the plug being a tank coupling component directly attached to one of the plurality of walls of the ballast tank and the other one of the receiver or the plug being a bladder coupling component directly attached to one of the panels of the ballast bladder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.